Job Description: Casual Cover Supervisor (Qualified)
Location: Aldridge School, Walsall, West Midlands
Salary: £25 - £30.59 per hour + holiday pay (depending on qualifications and experience)
Responsible to: Cover Manager
Contract: Casual (hours vary as needed)
Main Purpose of the Role
To supervise classes during short-term teacher absences, ensuring students remain on task and follow the work set by teaching staff.
Key Responsibilities
* Supervise classes in the absence of teachers.
* Ensure students complete the work provided and maintain a positive learning environment.
* Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policies.
* Support students with questions about the work set.
* Report back to teachers on student progress and behaviour.
* Uphold the school's safeguarding and child protection policies at all times.
Person Specification
Essential:
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to manage classroom behaviour effectively.
* Reliable, flexible, and able to work at short notice.
* Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.